Two unaccompanied 17-year-old Honduran boys are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol minutes after being smuggled on a raft Saturday.

Two unaccompanied 17-year-old Honduran boys are taken into custody...

President Barack Obama on Monday called the spike in children and teenagers caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone in recent months an "urgent humanitarian situation," bringing in FEMA to coordinate federal efforts to provide their housing, transportation and medical care.

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